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Meptik Equips Miami University with State-of-the-Art XR Stage

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Monday, March 18, 2024
Software, Internet, Audio, Video, Hardware, Metaverse, Technology, University, Education, Miami University, XR, Calibration, Shalbourne, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Unreal Engine, Art, Faculty, Motion, Student, Animation, VFX, Creativity, Curriculum, LED, SCAD

In a grand ribbon-cutting ceremony at the newly constructed Richard M. McVey Data Science Building, Miami University proudly revealed its latest technological marvel — an extended reality (XR) stage for the education of students in real-time workflows.

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  • In a grand ribbon-cutting ceremony at the newly constructed Richard M. McVey Data Science Building, Miami University proudly revealed its latest technological marvel — an extended reality (XR) stage for the education of students in real-time workflows.
  • The official introduction of the stage marks a groundbreaking addition to Miami University's commitment to offering students hands-on learning opportunities in conceiving, developing, creating and deploying next-generation media solutions.
  • With unique courses centered around the new LED volume, the university is advancing education in emerging technologies in an unprecedented manner.
  • “The design of this space and the hardware are unique to the curriculum we teach at the University,” said Ben Nicholson, Immersive and Reactive Lab and XR stage director at Miami University.

Sundar Prize Film Festival Unveils Winners In Celebration Of Human Resilience

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
Racism, World Premiere, United, United Nations, Dil, Tree, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, SCAD, Courage, Employment, DOSH, Risk, BEST, Audience award, Swallow, Town hall, Vancouver International Film Festival, Filmmaking, Dream, BEAT, CASH, GOOD, Center Stage, IMDb, COME, Family, Multimedia, Government, Sher, Film industry

The Sundar Prize will be screening films in the heart of Surrey that were official selections at the Toronto International Film Festival, Hot Docs, Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, and were Canada's official selection for the Oscars.

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  • The Sundar Prize will be screening films in the heart of Surrey that were official selections at the Toronto International Film Festival, Hot Docs, Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, and were Canada's official selection for the Oscars.
  • Winner of the Best Environmental Film at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, and official selection at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
  • The Sundar Prize Film Festival proudly recognizes and applauds the outstanding achievements of these winners, each film contributing a unique perspective to the global cinematic landscape.
  • The Sundar Prize Film Festival is an IMDb qualifying festival and a project of Sher Vancouver which is a registered charity in Canada celebrating its 16th year in 2024.

Sam Edelman Collaborates with SCAD on Exclusive Capsule Collection for Nordstrom

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Men, Online Retail, Other Retail, Luxury, Lifestyle, Department Stores, Specialty, Consumer, Fashion, Retail, Women, Footwear, Collection, Student, Mall, Multimedia, Coral Gables, Florida, UTC, Merrick Park, Art, Photography, Human, SCAD, CAL, Partnership, Department store

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240305000484/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240305000484/en/
    Sam Edelman Collaborates with SCAD on Exclusive Capsule Collection for Nordstrom (Photo: Business Wire)
    In celebration of Nordstrom’s “Make Room for Shoes” campaign and rich shoe history, dating back to 1901, the Sam Edelman x SCAD capsule collection delivers innovative and exclusive products centered around the emerging trends for the season.
  • “Mentoring the next generation of talent is a cornerstone of Sam Edelman's commitment to the future of design,” remarked Jesse Edelman, general manager and senior vice president of the Sam Edelman division.
  • Sam and Libby spent time at SCAD, working with the students to create this collection of sneakers through an unrestrained, imaginative approach to women’s and kids’ sneaker design.
  • “Working with Sam Edelman and Libby on this project was nothing short of amazing,” remarked Michael Mack, SCAD professor of sneaker and accessory design who led the course.

Z SUPPLY to Donate 100% of Black Friday & Cyber Monday Online Sales to Support Arts Education

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Sale, The arts, SCAD, Student, Roma Education Fund, Parsons School of Design, Kansas City Art Institute, California State University, School, Cyber Monday, Art, Black Friday

COSTA MESA, Calif. , Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Z SUPPLY, the fashion house known for its everyday essentials focused on simplicity, comfort and effortless style, is proud to announce the continuation of its Black Friday/Cyber Monday initiative—donating 100% of the brand's online sales to the Z SUPPLY Foundation Education Fund.

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  • It will allocate all of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday sales, (excluding sales tax and shipping charges), made on ZSUPPLY.com into specifically tailored Z SUPPLY Foundation scholarship programs.
  • "We strive to serve others all year long but especially during the holiday season," said Z SUPPLY President, Mandy Fry.
  • "This year we're encouraging our customers to join us again in raising money for scholarships in the arts through the Z SUPPLY Foundation Education Fund.
  • For more information regarding the Z SUPPLY Foundation or for more details on the Z SUPPLY Foundation college scholarships, please visit Z SUPPLY Foundation .

Ractigen Presents Preclinical Results of Its saRNA Therapeutic Targeting DMD/BMD at the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society (OTS) Annual Meeting

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
OTS, SOD1, UTRN, Heart, RNA, BMD, Myopathy, CNS, RNAa, SaRNA, Mouse, MDX, ALS, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Lead, SCAD, Gene, DMD, Oligonucleotide, Therapy, Patient, Small RNA, Mutation, Vaccine

JIANGSU, China, Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ractigen Therapeutics, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company founded by the pioneers in RNA activation (RNAa), presented recent preclinical results at the annual meeting of the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society (OTS) in Barcelona, Spain.

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  • JIANGSU, China, Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ractigen Therapeutics, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company founded by the pioneers in RNA activation (RNAa), presented recent preclinical results at the annual meeting of the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society (OTS) in Barcelona, Spain.
  • RNAa uses short duplex RNA known as saRNA to target and ‘turn up’ transcription of endogenous genes leading to restoration of their protein function.
  • "We are very excited about the preclinical results of our utrophin activating saRNA and believe that our approach could represent an ideal therapeutic strategy that benefits all DMD and BMD patients," said Long-Cheng Li, CEO of Ractigen Therapeutics.
  • The SCADTM platform has propelled Ractigen’s leading RNA program to the clinic for the treatment of ALS patients with SOD1 mutation.

Landmark African American Art Gift Donated To Telfair Museums

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Linda, Nexus, American Landscape, Beach, Telfair Museums, Exhibition, Friends, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah College of Art and Design, History, Motivation, Publication, Black studies, Acquisition, The arts, Telfair Academy, Walter, Retirement, Museum, SCAD, Collection, Jacob, Book, Beauty, Interior design, Management, Tourism, Transit, Telfair, Black, Savanna, Art

The Evanses are donating 30 works to the South’s oldest public art museum, including historical and contemporary paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, and sculptures by leading figures in the field of African American art.

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  • The Evanses are donating 30 works to the South’s oldest public art museum, including historical and contemporary paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, and sculptures by leading figures in the field of African American art.
  • “This donation by Walter and Linda Evans represents the single most transformative gift to Telfair’s permanent collection in the museum’s history,” says Director and CEO Ben Simons.
  • The Evans Collection gift aligns perfectly with our strategic goal to embrace and to fully represent our community.”
    Dr. Evans, a Savannah-born surgeon, began collecting African American art in the late 1970s while living in Detroit, Michigan.
  • These two annual lectures, free to the public, bring to Savannah leading Black artists and top scholars on African American art, often in conjunction with museum exhibitions.

SCAD Opens Magnificent Hollywood Backlot for Students and Film Studios

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Associate, Education, Creative Technology, Coffeehouse, Student, Coffee, Savannah College of Art and Design, Animation, Television, Multimedia, Learning, LED, School, Teaching, SCAD, Art, Tyler Perry Studios, Wall, Film industry, Motion, Hamilton Hall

SAVANNAH, Ga., Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is delighted to announce the opening of its new Hollywood backlot at the university's Savannah Film Studios. The completion of Phase One of the backlot is part of a landmark 11-acre, three-phase expansion, making it the largest, most comprehensive film studio complex at any university in the country. This expansion includes two new soundstages, and production design and costume design shops. A next-generation LED volume for virtual productions opened adjacent to the backlot in 2021.

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  • Phase One of the backlot resembles Savannah's historic district and includes 17 separate street facades and totals over 4,500 sq.
  • "Georgia is the new Hollywood and Savannah's film industry is booming," said SCAD School of Film and Acting Dean Andra Reeve-Rabb.
  • The enormous expansion at SCAD Savannah Film Studios highlights the significant investment SCAD has made in the futures of the School of Film and Acting, School of Animation and Motion, and School of Creative Technology students.
  • "The expansion of Savannah Film Studios prepares our students to have a seamless transition from SCAD to the professional world, whether that's in Georgia, California, or New York.

SCAD Announces New Master of Business Innovation in Design Management Degree Program

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Other Education, General Entertainment, Professional Services, University, Education, Training, Entertainment, Business, Advertising, College, Student, Design management, Curriculum, Multimedia, Research, Economics, Savannah College of Art and Design, Beauty, Art, School, Master, SCAD, Faculty, Architecture, Service, Technology transfer, MBI, Management, Nursing

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is proud to announce the creation of the Master of Business Innovation (MBI) in Design Management degree within the prestigious De Sole School of Business Innovation, now offered for the 2023-2024 academic year.

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  • Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is proud to announce the creation of the Master of Business Innovation (MBI) in Design Management degree within the prestigious De Sole School of Business Innovation, now offered for the 2023-2024 academic year.
  • The new SCAD MBI in design management is the only program of its kind at any university in the United States.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230919760239/en/
    Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) announces the creation of the Master of Business Innovation (MBI) in Design Management degree.
  • For more information about SCAD’s Master of Business Innovation in Design Management degree and the De Sole School of Business Innovation, please visit scad.edu .

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Unveils New Branding Collaboration with Savannah College of Art & Design

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
SCAD, Student, Savannah College of Art and Design, Nashville Superspeedway, Safety, Life, Art, Multimedia, Marketing, Interior design

The new brand mark – the letters P and B shown suppressing a life safety threat – adorned the No.

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  • The new brand mark – the letters P and B shown suppressing a life safety threat – adorned the No.
  • Pye-Barker collaborated with top students from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) to create the new brand mark that comes on the heels of exponential growth for the company, which now operates more than 160 branches across 37 states.
  • They've created a brand mark that will become synonymous with the nation's fastest growing and most respected full-service fire, life safety and security company."
  • Together, they crafted a design that stands for safety, protection and belonging," said Chris Peterson, who oversees industry partnerships at SCADpro.

Pye-Barker to Unveil New Branding at NASCAR Xfinity Series Race, Celebrates Exponential Growth

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
Bristol Motor Speedway, Partnership, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Phoenix Raceway, Martinsville Speedway, Homestead–Miami Speedway, NASCAR Xfinity Series, Development, Savannah College of Art and Design, Art, NASCAR, SCAD, Growth, Nemechek, Nashville Superspeedway, Fair

The company will unveil its new logo on Saturday, June 24 during the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on the Pye-Barker sponsored No.

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  • The company will unveil its new logo on Saturday, June 24 during the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on the Pye-Barker sponsored No.
  • "Our rebrand reflects a unified Pye-Barker that dominates the U.S. market in fire protection, life safety and security."
  • Pye-Barker's rapid growth required a redesign of its logo to better align with the full-service company it has become.
  • Over 100 companies have chosen to join the Pye-Barker family, and they all deserve to feel represented in our branding."